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cayenne

cayenne

2 5.7
A plant from tropical America that grows long hot red peppers
  • noun
  • /keɪˈɛn/
translation icon : cayena
  • Cayenne red pepper (Capsicum species) provides more than a way to spice up a meal.
  • cayenne pepper
  • teaspoon of cayenne
  • cayenne pepper and salt

I'm going to put this below both cayenne and cardamom.

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Examples

  • Now it says teaspoon of crushed red pepper, so again, using cayenne instead because that's all I got.

  • My body is with lemons and cayenne pepper in it.

  • And he picked up the cayenne pepper instead

  • Now the reason why cayenne works is because of capsaicin.

  • Cayenne peppers? Cayenne peppers contain capsaicin.

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  • It starts off at Sriracha, then goes to jalapeno, to cayenne, to habanero, to the California Reaper.

  • You can add cayenne to your dish for an extra spicy flavor.

  • For a zesty kick, sprinkle some cayenne on your roasted vegetables.

  • The recipe calls for a pinch of cayenne to enhance the heat in the sauce.

Synonyms

chili
vscayenne
  • US
98 1.5

A small hot pepper with a pointed shape that adds spice to food

refers to the larger long tropical type rather than small pointed ones
red pepper
vscayenne
11 2.0

A long hot chili used fresh or dried to add spice to food

is the tropical American plant species producing such hot pods
hot pepper
vscayenne
9 2.0

A spicy red or green pepper used to add heat to food

is narrower, naming a tropical long very hot red variety specifically
chili pepper
vscayenne
  • US
9 1.0

A small red or green pod that makes food hot

focuses on the specific long very hot tropical variety rather than small types
cayenne pepper
vscayenne
4 2.5

A long thin hot red chili used in cooking

is the tropical American plant that produces very hot red slender pods
tabasco
vscayenne
1 6.2

A long thin red pepper that is very hot and makes food spicy

is the original tropical plant rather than just the sauce ingredient
Capsicum annuum longum
vscayenne
  • Specialized
7.1

A long thin very hot pepper often red used to add heat to food

is a more specific tropical variety matching the same long hot pods

Compounds

A long thin hot red chili used in cooking

A hot red powder made from dried chilies to add heat to food

A woody plant often grown in gardens with large pink or red fragrant flowers

How Hot

habanero
4 4.9
cayenne
2 5.7
pepper
219 1.0
paprika
20 2.5
bell pepper
  • US
21 1.6

Surface Forms

cayenne singular
cayennes plural

Etymology

Cayenne comes from the name of the city Cayenne in French Guiana, where Europeans first met the tropical plants that make these hot peppers. So cayenne refers to the plant that produces very hot red peppers used as a 'spice'.